Campaign hat retainer



Dec. 12, 1933. A. A. RUBEN 1,939,573

CAMPAIGN HAT RETAINER Filed Deo. l5, 1932 Patented Dec. l2, 1933 UNi'rEDs'rA'rEs PATENT FFICE Application December 13, 1932 Serial No. 647,034

9 Claims.

This invention relates to hat straps that are used by thev olicers andenlisted men of various military and semi-military organizations to holdthe Campaign" hat or similar headdress on the head and it is an objectof the invention to provide a particularly designed buckle for use incombination with the strap to accomplish the above result and by the useof which adjustment due to moving the head or otherwise areautomatically made so that the parts are readily and naturally adjustedto fit a particular need in all positions and be at all timescomfortable to the wearer, all of which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part hereof andon which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure l is a side View in elevation showing the device attached to aCampaign hat,

Figure 2, a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3, an enlarged view of the buckle and the straps attachedthereto, and

Figure 4, a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In the drawing reference character 10 indicates the buckle which isformed of an elongated frame l1 and provided with a cross bar 12 at thecenter on which a tongue 13 is pivotally mounted. The tongue is of alength such that the free end rests against the end of the frame. Thisend of the frame 11 is bent or curved outwardly with respect to theother end, as clearly shown in Figure 4. A loop 14 extends around theend of the frame 11 opposite the end engaged by the free end of thetongue 13 and is formed integrally at its ends to the frame 1l oppositethe ends of the cross bar 12, thus providing a semi-circular slot inwhich the looped end 15 of the strap 16 is mounted to slide freely. Theend 15 passes through the loop 14 and is secured to a buckle 17 which isadapted to be adjustably secured to the Strap 16 passing therethrough bymeans of the tongue 18 engaging the openings 19 in the strap. A keeper20 is provided intermediate the buckle 17 and the loop 14. A bucklesimilar to the buckle 10 is secured to the other end 21 of the strap 16in a similar manner, except the loop portion is not adjustable. Thecross bar 12 of each buckle 10 is provided with a short strap 22 securedthereto at one end.

A Campaign hat 23 formed with a crown 24 and a brim 25 is shown inFigure l. The brim 25 is provided with small eyelets 26 therein andpositioned at each side thereof. A hat cord 27 is positioned around theoase of the crown and rests on the brim. The free ends of the straps 22pass upwardly through the eyelets over the cord 27 and downwardlythrough the eyelets and are then secured to the buckles 10. In thismanner the hat strap is secured to the hat and may then be adjusted tothe length properly suited to the wearer by means of the buckle 1'7.

For the purpose of description a Campaign hat has been shown, however,it should be clearly understood that the strap may be attached tovarious other types of caps, hats, helmets or any other similarheaddress worn by the members of military or like organizations. It maybe clearly seen that the strap 16 may be Worn back of the head or tmderthe chin as desired. The loop ends of the strap 16 may move freely inthe loops 14 of the buckles 1G as the head is moved from one position toanother without twisting and being uncomfortable to the wearer.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in my device without departing from the spirit of the inventionand therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawing anddescribed in the specication, but only as indicated by the appendedclaims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A device for securing a hat on a persons head comprising a flexiblestrap attached at one end to said hat, a buckle having an enlargedportion formed thereon to which the other end of said strap is securedand additional flexible means for securing said buckle to said hat,substantially as set forth.

2. A device for securing a hat on a persons head comprising a flexiblestrap provided with an adjustable loop on one end, a xed loop on theother end, buckles provided with loop portions adapted to be engaged bysaid adjustable and xed loops and additional flexible straps forsecuring said buckles to said hat, substantially as set forth.

3. Means for securing a hat on a persons head comprising a flexiblestrap, buckles provided with loops formed thereon adapted to be securedto each end of said strap, and means for detachably securing saidbuckles to said hat, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with a hat strap formed of a plurality of flexiblestrap members of buckles each comprising a framework provided with across bar, a tongue pivoted on said cross bar, a loop formed on saidframe work providing a slot for slidably securing the ends of one ofsaid strap members to said buckles, the said cross bar and tongueadapted to serve as means for detachably securing the other flexiblemembers to the hat, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a hat of means for holding said hat on a personshead comprising a flexible strap adapted to engage the back of a personshead, a buckle secured to each end of said strap adapted to permit saidstrap to slide radially therein,.and additional flexible straps xed tosaid buckles for detachably securing them to said hat, substantially asset forth.

6. The combination with a headdress of means for holding said headdresson a persons head comprising a exible strap having looped ends,

1' one of said looped ends being adjustable to Vary formed thereon towhich the other end of said strap is secured and additional flexiblemeans for securing said buckle to said hat, substantially as set forth.

8. A device for securing a hat on a persons head comprising a strap,buckles having enlarged portions formed thereon to which the ends ofsaid strap are secured and additional exible means for securing saidbuckles to each side of said hat, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with a hat strap of a buckle comprising a frame workprovided with a transverse bar, a tongue pivoted at one end to said barWith the free end adapted to engage one end of said frame Work, a loopformed on said frame work around the other end thereof with its ends xedthereto opposite the ends of said transverse bar and positioned in thesame plane with respect to the said end, substantially as set forth.

ABNER A. RUBEN.

